Impact of Kinesiotaping Application on Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant Women

Severity of pelvic girdle pain can be different, as a result of the progress of the disorders and subjective feeling of pain. According to Kanakaris an average severity of pain in pelvic girdle pain is 50-60 mm scale visual analogue scale. Results may vary according to different factors such as; pregnancy stage, age of the pregnant women, different body mass index. Beyond the discomfort and pain, pelvic girdle pain can also limit the performance of the activities of daily living such as; bending, lifting, sitting, sleeping, housework, long walking, and standing and thus adversely affect the quality of life of pregnant women. Unfortunately, the options for pain therapy in pregnant women are significantly limited due to the possible danger to both mother and fetus. Most of the standard drugs used affect the fetus and are not recommended, especially for long-term treatment. There is very little clinical experience and only limited documentation for effectiveness of Kinesio taping on pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy. Because the existing treatments for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain are not adequately known and are not found to be reliable by patients and clinicians. Kinesio taping may be a potential treatment if it is an effective and tolerable method. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the influence of Kinesio taping pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women